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Fear of radiation after lumpectomy
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@drummergirl
I thought my side effects were caused by the Tamoxifen and they lasted way too long after I stopped taking the pill. Then I finally had two weeks where I felt my old self again. Now, this third week, the side effects have returned for a part of all of the last four days. Is it known what side effects radiation has in the long run? I wonder if there are too many variations to deal with isolating what is caused by radiation and what is not.
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@luckbme
Sorry, I did not have radiation. The tumor I had was located above my heart and I had the ATM gene. Because of these things, I wanted to avoid radiation. I was told with a double mastectomy, I would not have to have radiation.
Radiation certainly has side effects, but I can’t speak to any personal experience.
Hope you start to feel better soon.